# Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1937 of 21 October 2015 establishing an independent advisory European Fiscal Board, Article 5: Functioning

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The Board shall adopt its advice only when at least three members, including the Chair, are present. The Board shall seek to adopt advice as much as possible by consensus. If no consensus can be reached, it shall decide by a simple majority of its members present at the meeting including the Chair, abstentions not counting as a vote. In the event of a tie, the Chair shall have the casting vote.
2. The Board shall establish its Rules of Procedure.
3. The Board shall operate in accordance with its Rules of Procedure. The meetings of the Board shall not be open to the public.
4. A memorandum of understanding laying down practical modalities regarding the scope and means of cooperation, including in particular the access to relevant information, shall be concluded between the Board and relevant Commission services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/1937/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1937/article-5
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